英语词汇bleat的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	bleat
词源	bleat v. "make a sound like a sheep, goat, or calf," Middle Englishbleten, from Old English blætan, from West Germanic bhle- (source also of Dutch blaten "to bleat"), of imitative origin (compare Greek blekhe "a bleating; the wailing of children," Old Church Slavonic blejat "to bleat," Latin flere "to weep"). Related: Bleated; bleating. bleat n. "the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf," c. 1500, from bleat (v.). Entries linking to bleat* feeble adj. late 12c., "lacking strength or vigor" (physical, moral, or intellectual), from Old French feble "weak, feeble" (12c., Modern French faible), a dissimilation of Latin flebilis "lamentable," literally "that is to be wept over," from flere "weep, cry, shed tears, lament" (from PIE *bhle- "to howl;" see bleat (v.)). The first -l- was lost in Old French. The noun meaning "feeble person" is recorded from mid-14c. updated on October 14, 2022
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